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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
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Up next on News 7 at five-
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VO-NAT

A cause is determined in Saturday's deadly fire in Roanoke. We'll have
details.
O-J Simpson's finally talking- giving a deposition in Los Angeles.
Plus this man sang- and sang and sang some more.
We'll tell you about his record breaking ballad.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None

Clouds are on the move and so is the temperature. We expect readings in the
50's tomorrow.

Medical-heads

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=cst
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Health Check-- an update on the virus R-S-V in our region.
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VO-NAT

In adults, it's a simple cold, but it can be deadly in some infants.
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SOT 10:33:53 tape one
IN Q=It's like
((IT'S LIKE HE COULDN'T INHALE DEEP ENOUGH TO COUGH IS WHAT IT WAS. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=what it was.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
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Video-Open

Roanoke City Fire investigators find the cause of the weekend blaze that
claimed five lives.
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5-Fatal-Fire

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=jda
TAPE#595-33
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire

Investigators confirm that an extension cord sparked Saturday Nights Fatal
fire in Southeast Roanoke.
But today they also revealed the rental property also had no smoke
detectors.
Double Boxes=Jean and Joe/Microwave

Double Boxes=Jean and Joe/Microwave
((Jean QUESTION: Does the fire department say there are any lessons we can
learn from this fire?))

5-Firefighters

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#595-34
GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath

The smoke has cleared from a tragic fire but the memory is still on the
minds of firefighters.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday Night;

Roanoke City officials are roudnign up peer and professional counselors for
firefighters.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Officials say it's crucial that their employees find relief after a deadly
fire.
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SOT 11:38:41
IN Q=You could be
((WINSTON V. SIMMONS/ROANOKE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF: YOU COULD BE THE MACHO
FIREFIGHTER BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL MANIFEST ITSELF.))
SUPER=01-Winston V. Simmons/Roanoke Deputy Fire Chief;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=
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VO-NAT

Most firefighters have families of their own and identify with the victims.
They say they need support.
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SOT 12:06:11
IN Q=We all get
((WE ALL GET ALONG GOOD. THAT HELPS LESSEN THE STRESS. IN THE FACT THAT WE
CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. I CAN TALK TO THESE GUYS ABOUT
ANYTHING.))
SUPER=01-Phillip Dillon/Roanoke Fire Dept.;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=guys about anything.
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VO-NAT

Firefighters say counseling is key to maintain good relationships between
employees.
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5-Abortion

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Abortion

This is the 23rd anniversary of the Roe Versus Wade Decision that
leaglized abortion.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;

Today it brought thousands of abortion opponents to Washington.
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IN Q=
((HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND AT THE HOUR OUR DEATH
AMEN.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=our death Amen."
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VO-NAT

Protestors promised to work to change the law that legalizes abortion.
They brought their message to the White House.
The group also marched to the Supreme Court.
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5-Parental-Notification

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#595-35
GRAPHIC=Session 96

The Roe versus Wade anniversary prompted a speech on the General Assembly
floor on the abortion issue Most likely to be debated in Virginia:
Parental notification.
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SOT 12:14:39
IN Q=The American
((SEN. PATSY TICER/D-ALEXANDRIA: THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RECENTLY
CONCLUDED THAT NOTICE AND CONSENT LAWS HAVE LED TO TEENS SEEKING ABORTION LATER
IN THE PREGNANCY, THUS INCREASING THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROCEDURE.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Patsy Ticer/(D) Alexandria;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=with the procedure.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

Governor George Allen vetoed a parental notification bill last year after
the Senate Health and Education Committee broadened it to allow other family
members be notified.
Freshman Senator Steve Newman has just joined that committee.
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SOT 01:04:34
IN Q=For our side
((SEN. STEVE NEWMAN/R-LYNCHBURG: FOR OUR SIDE, I WAS REAL PLEASED THAT WE WENT
WITH PARENTAL RIGHTS INDIVIDUALS, MYSELF AND STEVE MARTIN WERE THE NEW
INDIVIDUALS ADDED TO IT EXCEPT FOR SENATOR QUAYLE. AND THAT'S A GOOD GROUP.
AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW PEOPLE STAND ON THE OTHER SIDE. ))
SUPER=@Newman;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=on the other side.
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VO-NAT

That Senate committee historically tampers with parental notification
efforts -- but Senate Republican Leader Joe Benedetti says he's sure a bill can
be introduced on the floor -- bypassing the committee.
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SOT 01:11:25
IN Q=You know with the makeup
((SEN. JOE BENEDETTI/R-RICHMOND: YOU KNOW WITH THE MAKEUP OF THE SENATE AT THE
PRESENT TIME, THERE ARE CLEARLY 23, 24, MAYBE EVEN 25 VOTES FOR PARENTAL
NOTIFICATION. AND I THINK IF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RULES IT NOT GERMANE,
HE'LL BE OVERRULED.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Joe Benedetti/(R) Richmond;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=be overruled.
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VO-NAT

HARD MUSIC UNDER

Just ahead authorities in Wythe County investigate the murder of a teenager,
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VO-NAT

and OJ Simpson avoids the media, but he can't avoid answering questions
under oath about the murders of his ex wife and Ron Goldman.
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ANCHOR=Connie

On Health Check-- a student at the University of Virginia has been
diagnosed with the same blood infection that killed a V-M-I cadet on Friday.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE

Also who will lead the Roanoke Symphony?
A third candidate is in town for the Conductor's job.
ANCHOR=Connie

Patrick Evans will introduce us to Leslie Dunner, who's now with the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra.
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5-Wythe-Murder

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tal
TAPE#595-36
GRAPHIC=Murder

Three people are facing charges of abduction and murder in the death of a
Wythe County teenager.
Double Boxes=Jean and Tracy

Tracy Altizer joins us from our New River Valley Newsroom with details.
Live=Tracy Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Tracy1;
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;
Jean, investigators are still trying to piece together the events of last
Thursday night.
But for the mother of the victim, Ricky Lee Coleman, her last conversation
with her son is a vivid memory.
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SOT 9:55:49
IN Q=
((RITA COLEMAN/VICTIM'S MOTHER: HE RODE WITH ME AND WANTED TO GO TO DANNY
RAY'S. I SAID "FINE, BEHAVE, I LOVE YOU, AND I'LL SEE YOU LATER." AND HE TOLD
ME HE LOVED ME AND HE WOULD SEE ME LATER. AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. ))
SUPER=01-Rita Coleman/Victim's Mother;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=that's it, that's it.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;

Ricky and his friend ended up at the home of 19 year- old Jason Hibbs, where
there was a party going on.
Authorities say at some point, Coleman and Hibbs got into a fight.
Afterwards Hibbs, 20 year-old Eric Dwayne Ball and a 17 year- old friend
allegedly wrapped Coleman in a blanket, stuffed him in the trunk of a car,
drove to a remote spot on route 618 and dumped him over a creek bank.
Eric Ball allegedly led sheriff's deputies to the creek early Sunday
morning. They found Coleman's body a little while later.
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Live=Tracy Full/Microwave
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;

An autopsy scheduled tomorrow will have to determine whether Coleman was
beaten to death, or if he drowned or died from exposure.
Double Boxes=Jean and Tracy/Microwave
(JEAN QUESTION: What have you heard about why Coleman and Hibbs were
fighting?)

5-L'burg-Shooting

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#595-37
GRAPHIC=Shooting

Lynchburg police have a suspect but have not made an arrest in the city's
first murder of the year.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

It happened early Sunday outside the Glass House night club on Wards Road.
24- year old Robert Lewis Allen was shot to death during an argument in the
parking lot.
Today, local peace activists held a vigil in Allen's memory, and called for
an end to handgun violence.
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SOT 4:09:07
IN Q=It's basically
((ANNE GIBBONS/PEACE EDUCATION CENTER: IT'S BASICALLY OUR WAY OF SAYING TO THE
LARGER COMMUNITY THAT LIFE DOES NOT GO ON AS USUAL WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAPPENS. THERE MAY BE SOME PLACES WHERE VIOLENCE HAS BECOME AN ACCEPTED NORM
AND WE DON'T EVER WANT THAT TO BE THE CASE, HERE OR ANY PLACE.))
SUPER=01-Anne Gibbons/Peace Education Center; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=or any place.
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VO-NAT

The owner of the Glass House night club says she'll close the business this
weekend in memory of Robert Allen.
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5-Simpson

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=OJ Simpson

O.J. Simpson is now at a California law office to give a deposition in a
civil suit against him.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;

Simpson's expected to testify for the first time under oath about the
murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Questioning is expected to last several days.
Simpson was acquitted of the killings,
SUPER=@File;
but the victims' families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against him.
A judge says he'll allow lawyers to release transcripts of the
deposition at a later date.
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tease#2

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

The search for a new Roanoke Symphony Conductor continues--one of the
candidates being considered is with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Patrick
Evans will introduce us.
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SUPER=22-Roanoke;
stocks bump next

5-SYMPHONY

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#595-39
GRAPHIC=NONE

The third finalist in the search for a new Symphony Conductor has come to
town to show his wares and convince the Roanoke Symphony Board he's the man for
the job.
DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Patrick Evans joins us for an exclusive interview with Leslie Dunner, who
now serves as resident Conductor of the Detroit Symphony orchestra.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Leslie Dunner/Conductor Candidate;

health music under

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE
Stick around---Testing at Daytona is over and we will hear from Dale
Earnhardt. Mike
Stevens will have the story.
ANCHOR=Connie

And on Health Check--
An area pediatrician discusses the virus, R-S-V.
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VO-NAT

This bacteria that causes lung infections can be a disaster at daycare
centers.
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IN Q=Usually when one
((USUALLY WHEN ONE CHILD HAS IT, THEY ALL END UP GETTING IT, AND THE DAYCARES
ARE ALMOST EMPTY AT THAT POINT. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=at that point.
health bump next

5-Blood

A University of Virginia student has contracted Meningococcemia
(Menin-jo-cox-See-me-ah)-- a blood stream infection that could cause
meningitis.
The student is in the same fraternity as another U-V-A student diagnosed
with meningitis in October.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lexington/Saturday; :

On Friday, a freshman cadet at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington
died of the same condition.
18-year-old Scott Hickey from Staunton had the same rare blood infection,
from the bacteria Neisseria Meningitides.
150 people at the military college have been given the antibiotic Rifampin
to prevent future cases.
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5-R-S-V

Recently we told you about the virus R-S-V, and the alert about an increase
in cases nationwide.
Now, area pediatricians say our region is in fact experiencing an epidemic
of cases-- it does every year, this season.
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SOT
IN Q= R-S-V is the
SUPER=01-Dr. Mark McBride/Roanoke Pediatrician; :00
SUPER=@File; :26
SUPER=03-Fincastle; :50
SUPER=01-Diona Thompson/Mother; 1:02
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OUT Q=are hospitalized.
((
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SOT 13:04:31
IN Q= R-S-V is the name
((DR. MARK MCBRIDE/ROANOKE PEDIATRICIAN: R-S-V IS THE NAME OF THE VIRUS THAT
CAUSES ANOTHER CONDITION THAT CAUSES BRONCHIOLITIS, AND BRONCHIOLITIS IS AN
INFECTION OF THE LOWER AIRWAYS IN THE LUNGS. BRONCHIOLOTIS IS CAUSED BY MANY
VIRUSES, RSV IS THE MOST COMMON AND WELL-KNOWN. IT STANDS FOR RESPIRATORY
SYNCTIAL VIRUS. ))
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=synctial virus.

In adults, this virus causes a simple cold, but in some children--
especially infants-- it can be very serious.
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SOT 13:05:20
IN Q=Most of the
((DR. MCBRIDE: MOST OF THE TIME THE INFANTS HAVE SEVERE COUGH, THEY'LL HAVE
PERSISTENT COUGH, LOW GRADE FEVERS, AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY'LL SHOW SIGNS OF
NOT EATING WELL, NOT SLEEPING WELL AT NIGHT. AND THOSE ARE SYMPTOMS THAT MAY
MEAN THE CHILD NEEDS TO BE SEEN.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=to be seen.

In Fincastle, Diona Thompson, mother of three, knows those symptoms well.
Her baby Matthew, now four months old, was hospitalized just after
Christmas with a dangerous case of R-S-V.
Weeks later, and he's fine.
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SOT 10:35:40
IN Q=He couldn't
((DIONA THOMPSON/MOTHER: HE COULDN'T GRASP HIS AIR, IS WHAT IT WAS. WHEN THEY
CAN'T BREATHE DEEP, THAT'S IT. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=that's it.
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BUTT BUTT BUTT
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SOT 13:05:06
IN Q=The virus does
((DR. MCBRIDE: THE VIRUS DOES CAUSE COPIOUS, THICK SECRETIONS IN THE LOWER
AIRWAYS, AND IN MOST OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE HAD A COLD, IT BEGAN AS A COLD OR
AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND THEN PROGRESSED TO THE LOWER AIRWAYS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=lower airways.

The Centers for Disease Control warns that 90-thousand children in the U.S.
are hospitalized each year because of R-S-V infection-- and 45-hundred die of
complications.
Still, the condition is very common and less than one-percent of infected
kids are hospitalized.
The C-D-C estimates that nearly all children have R-S-V disease by age
two.
Encouraging news came last Friday-- when the F-D-A approved the first drug
designed to protect children from the worst effects of serious respiratory
viruses.
RespiGam can't prevent infection, but it's makers say it can help those
most susceptible-- like premature infants and babies with chronic lung
diseases.
The condition is very contagious, and strict handwashing is recommended
to prevent it's spread-- it can spell disaster at daycare centers.
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SOT 13:07:56
IN Q=I think
((DR. MCBRIDE: I THINK IT VARIES YEAR TO YEAR, LAST YEAR WE SAW A LARGE NUMBER
OF CASES BUT THEY DEVELOPED AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. THIS YEAR IT SEEMS IT STARTED
BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.AND THE SEASON IS USUALLY DECEMBER TO MARCH AND WE DO SEE
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR IN THE OFFICE, AND ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE ARE
HOSPITALIZED.))
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=hospitalized.
))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=Children's Health

Cigarette smoke, woodstove smoke, and fireplace smoke can all prolong the
illness in children.
The virus is spread by sneezing or coughing,
2-SHOT-toss
ANCHOR=Jean

Just last Friday high school basketball coach Burl Paye abruptly resigned.
ANCHOR=Connie

News 7 Sports talked with the coach and Mike Stevens has more in tonight's
ticker.

S5-Football

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-17
GRAPHIC=none

Good afternoon everyone, we start our Monday Ticker on the hard wood where
former William Fleming boys basketball coach Burrall Paye spoke to the cameras
for the first time since stepping down from his post this past Friday.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Friday Night; :00

Marshall Ashford has taken over and the Colonels came with in three points
of beating the nations third ranked team in Science Hill this past weekend.
Coach Paye attended the game but a spectator's role has been the extent of his
contact with the players since resigning as the Colonels head coach.
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SOT
IN Q="I have not...
((BURRALL PAYE/FORMER WM. FLEMING HEAD COACH: ))
SUPER=01-Burrall Paye/Former William Fleming Coach; :00
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=..ask me to do"
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S5-Stuff

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-18
GRAPHIC=none

Preseason testing is complete at Daytona.
The Winston Cup racing teams now have about two weeks to fine tune their
machines at their race shops before heading back to the beach for Speedweeks
'96.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL; :00
Of course no one is more anxious to get back on the track than Dale Earnhardt.
Despite being the winningest driver in the history of the track with victories
in the Twin 125s, the Busch series and the Firecracker, Earnhardt has never won
the Daytona 500.
If he fails again next month, it won't be for a lack of effort and
preparation.
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SOT
IN Q="It's so hard...
((DALE EARNHARDT/HAS NEVER WON THE DAYTONA 500:))
SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt/Has Never Won The Daytona 500; :00
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=...FOR DAYTONA."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE

We'll be at Daytona with live reports during Speedweeks starting Monday night
February 11th.
I'll see you back here at six.
Have a good night everybody.
take a break

5-Singing-Record

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sly
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None

Unless you're a professional musician, many of us shy away from singing in
public.
But that's certainly not the case for a pub owner in Albany, New York.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Albany/NY;

55 year old Irishman Eamonn (AY-mun) McGirr has set the world record for
continuous singing--11 days and 20 minutes.
McGirr says the reason he decided to try to break the record was because
his non-stop singing would help raise money for Cerebral Palsy research.
His daughter suffers from the disease.
McGirr moved from Ireland to the United States to get treatment for his
daughter.

six-preview

A child molester in Roanoke County has struck a deal with the prosecutor.
Robert Paul Dallas entered 24 guilty pleas today.
double boxes Jean/Keith

Keith Humphry says it's not over yet.
ANCHOR=Keith

The case involves a 50-year old single man living on Capito Street in
Northeast Roanoke County.
He loves kids. Of the dozens who spent time at his house, he took indecent
liberties with four of them- -from very early childhood until they were adults.
double boxes Jean/Keith

On NEWS 7 at SIX, we'll have more on the Dallas case, including some
comments from the attorneys.
(ad lib bye)
ANCHOR=Jean